As the 1980s rolled on, the price of a Lambretta increased, which was hardly surprising as demand for them continued to rise. Gone were the days when we could easily find one in a garden shed or laid up at the side of the house. These scattered relics of the Innocenti empire had all but been hoovered up in the post-Quadrophenia Mod boom and fresh machines were becoming scarce. There was the odd result or lucky find, but as the supply and demand situation tipped in the seller’s favour, prices were rising rapidly.
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